It was reported Wednesday that Saints head coach Sean Payton, flanked by four armed guards, entered the team locker room with more than $201,000 in cash and the Vince Lombardi Trophy the team won for being 2009 Super Bowl champions. You heard the story from @JonDeTrinis of #Saints coach Sean Payton coming into his locker room with armed guards, cash and a Super Bowl trophy as motivation? For the first time, here is what it looked like: pic.twitter.com/DVij0t77z9 — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 13, 2019Payton's symbolic move was used to motivate his team, which is two wins away from reaching another Super Bowl. The cash represents the bonus each player would earn if the Saints win the Super Bowl. They earn $54,000 for winning the NFC championship, and another $118,000 for winning the Super Bowl.

Source: Daily Sun January 13, 2019 16:07 UTC